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about the war on iraq and afghanistan, and the war on drugs was no longer front and center. no powerful interest group wanting to end the insanity of the war on france -- drugs. that is leading to half a million people going to jail for non-of violent and drug offenses, and the result of incarceration rates is we have millions of people who are felons and disenfranchised for life, so the unintended consequences are enormous and long-lasting, and what is interesting is the people are ahead of the politicians. over 90% of people believe treatment is more affective, and yet politicians are worried they are going to be perceived as weak on crime. they are continuing to fight a war we are never going to win. >> the third issue covered at these shadow conventions beyond poverty and drugs is a corrupt and -- is the corruption of politics by money. i cannot imagine -- i wish i were there to hear the conversations going on about money in politics this time around to given the supreme court decision. what is being said at these conventions about money used to corrupt our political pro
about the war on iraq and afghanistan, and the war on drugs was no longer front and center. no powerful interest group wanting to end the insanity of the war on france -- drugs. that is leading to half a million people going to jail for non-of violent and drug offenses, and the result of incarceration rates is we have millions of people who are felons and disenfranchised for life, so the unintended consequences are enormous and long-lasting, and what is interesting is the people are ahead of...
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they were doing the green revolution right after the election there and ahmadinejad was reelected in iraq and accusations of fraud even then the government was saying "these are not our people rising up, these are western agents whipping up, these are saboteurs." >> that's right. >> jon: there is never any sense that there's fallibility. >> no, it's always deflected into an anti-western-- one of the things i try to say in the book is that what happened to me way back in the days of fax machines was a kind of prelude, a kind of prologue, if you like, to what's happening now. because i think you can draw a straight line from then to now and see the growth of this phenomenon of sort of organized outrage. >> jon: and what stops it? in your mind is it everyone standing up at once or is it something that has to burn out within its own population? >> i think unfortunately that, probably. and i think there's times that it does. i mean, you know, the rule of the aoeu toe la is not popular in iran. the rule of the taliban was not popular in afghanistan. so this stuff does seem to take over, particu
they were doing the green revolution right after the election there and ahmadinejad was reelected in iraq and accusations of fraud even then the government was saying "these are not our people rising up, these are western agents whipping up, these are saboteurs." >> that's right. >> jon: there is never any sense that there's fallibility. >> no, it's always deflected into an anti-western-- one of the things i try to say in the book is that what happened to me way back...
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iraq has very troublesome neighbors. a successful iraq has the potential to change the face of the middle east. our engagement should be deep, but it should be political, diplomatic and social and economic. >> belva: how do you think the rise of china will or does have an effect on the health of california? >> the rise of china as an economic power is one of the major stories of the late 20th and 21st century. i was in china in 1988 in beijing. the streets of beijing were a competition between a few horse carts and automobiles and a lot of bicycles. that is not the china of today. it has been an economic miracle. china, it can be an economic miracle which is good for the international economy. we should be able to have the chinese have freer trade to have exports into china. we need robust chinese economic growth to fuel the international economy. but we also need china to play by the rules. that's the hard part. a free and fair relationship with china benefits the american economy. >> belva: china is moving vigorously a
iraq has very troublesome neighbors. a successful iraq has the potential to change the face of the middle east. our engagement should be deep, but it should be political, diplomatic and social and economic. >> belva: how do you think the rise of china will or does have an effect on the health of california? >> the rise of china as an economic power is one of the major stories of the late 20th and 21st century. i was in china in 1988 in beijing. the streets of beijing were a...
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this which neither side has talked to, is the empty chair of the man or won that didn't come home from iraq. it's the empty chair of a woman working two shifts because she doesn't have flex time. who will provide that for her? it's the empty chair of a grandfather with alzheimer's who's in a home because the family can't manage him. >> i wonder, do democrats have an advantage after hearing from the republicans said, in now being able to shape their own message? >> president obama gets to spend that week trying to fill clint eastwood's empty chair. the reference to foreign policy, almost non-existent. the president has an advantage there. only one of the two candidates is currently the commander in chief. >> as you saw this weekend, the white house releasing the behind-the-scenes images of their micro brewed beer there. a let of political strategists suggesting there's micro targeting going on. >> a beer is not just a beer, david. when it comes to politics, everyone knows that the key voters in this election will be white, working class voters. both sides having trouble relating to them. a c
this which neither side has talked to, is the empty chair of the man or won that didn't come home from iraq. it's the empty chair of a woman working two shifts because she doesn't have flex time. who will provide that for her? it's the empty chair of a grandfather with alzheimer's who's in a home because the family can't manage him. >> i wonder, do democrats have an advantage after hearing from the republicans said, in now being able to shape their own message? >> president obama...
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first, veterans returning from wars in iraq and afghanistan often come home to fight another battle to find a job. one army vet tried to use what he learned in the military to start a business. here is this week's, how we got started. >>> in 2003, i was deployed with the 101st airborne division as part of operation iraqi freedom. when i came home, i didn't have a plan. i decided to do something i was good at. when i was a leader in the army, you are asked to weed soldiers into combat situations that are stressful. being trained for that allowed me to have the courage and the confidence to be able to do what i did in the army on the civilian side. >> reporter: in 2008, he started empower in middleton, connecticut. it's an outdoor facility that teaches. >> get them a step out of the comfort zone and push themselves more. they are going to learn and grow from that. >> reporter: he used different networking to help it succeed. >> using chamber of commerce and organizations that are willing to help veterans. good posture. >> reporter: the company has been profitable since 2009. he has emplo
first, veterans returning from wars in iraq and afghanistan often come home to fight another battle to find a job. one army vet tried to use what he learned in the military to start a business. here is this week's, how we got started. >>> in 2003, i was deployed with the 101st airborne division as part of operation iraqi freedom. when i came home, i didn't have a plan. i decided to do something i was good at. when i was a leader in the army, you are asked to weed soldiers into combat...
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that comes on the second anniversary of the end of the war in iraq. more than 4,000 american troops died in that war. >>> decision 2012. his meeting in texas comes as the campaign now shifts to charlotte with republicans still trying to spin clint eastwood's performance at the rnc, the democrats are now gearing up for their own show. steve handelsman moved from tampa to charlotte and has a preview of the preps. >> reporter: before splitting up to campaign, mitt romney and paul ryan put a positive spin. >> coming out of tampa, we have given our fellow countrymen a very clear choice. >> you listened to the last guy running for president. he laid out what he was going to do. he's unable to do it. it's time to give someone new a chance. >> reporter: in his speech last night, romney did not lay out specifics. >> i have a plan to create 12 million new jobs. >> reporter: a lot of buzz today is not about the romney speech, it's about the odd chat by clint eastwood with invisible obama. viewers saw that instead of moving tributes to romney. >> what happened wi
that comes on the second anniversary of the end of the war in iraq. more than 4,000 american troops died in that war. >>> decision 2012. his meeting in texas comes as the campaign now shifts to charlotte with republicans still trying to spin clint eastwood's performance at the rnc, the democrats are now gearing up for their own show. steve handelsman moved from tampa to charlotte and has a preview of the preps. >> reporter: before splitting up to campaign, mitt romney and paul...
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combat mission in iraq. next week, he will make a in norfolk, va.. >> both candidates are visiting the disaster area. mitt romney toward the area on friday. the president will tour the area on monday. there are new questions about that bizarre clint eastwood episode. >> governor mitt romney. >> hours after leaving tampa, paul ryan hitd trail hard, driving their messages home. >> i want to make sure every person in this country wants a job can find one. time to give someone new a chance. told us he, -- hold us accountable. asryan continued his role zantac -- an attack dog. e againstl not say vot is noher guy because he good. we can do that because the record is no good. >> it is too soon to tell how positive bounce romney have. has tens of millions of new campaign funds now that he is officially tea party's nominee. cut $700 toama payd an from medicare to for obama care. >> we are learning more details strange and improvisation between clint and the chairmen to be invisible president obama. >> i cannot tell h
combat mission in iraq. next week, he will make a in norfolk, va.. >> both candidates are visiting the disaster area. mitt romney toward the area on friday. the president will tour the area on monday. there are new questions about that bizarre clint eastwood episode. >> governor mitt romney. >> hours after leaving tampa, paul ryan hitd trail hard, driving their messages home. >> i want to make sure every person in this country wants a job can find one. time to give...
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he said ending the war in iraq was tragic. i think it was the right thing to do. i said we'd end that war, we did. i said we'd go after al qaeda. we did. i said we'd take out bin laden. we did. >> you know, issues of war and foreign policy are not all that partisan all the time. republican jon huntsman's campaign didn't go anywhere this year and neither did ron paul's this year, but both of these candidates were respected for and got support for running on the issue of afghanistan, for saying what a lot of republicans think, and a lot of independents think, and a lot of democrats think. which is that we ought to end the afghanistan war and leave now, not in 2014. you don't win a medal for bravery for espousing a political position like that right now. it's a pretty popular position. but mitt romney is no john huntsman. he's no ron paul. he's afraid to say the word "afghanistan" even when it counts, let alone to visit afghanistan. let alone to make any arguments whatsoever that do not flow from the george w. bush foreign policy brain trust that he has held over who
he said ending the war in iraq was tragic. i think it was the right thing to do. i said we'd end that war, we did. i said we'd go after al qaeda. we did. i said we'd take out bin laden. we did. >> you know, issues of war and foreign policy are not all that partisan all the time. republican jon huntsman's campaign didn't go anywhere this year and neither did ron paul's this year, but both of these candidates were respected for and got support for running on the issue of afghanistan, for...
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you're going to hear about ending the war in iraq. he's going to say that thing about every american getting a fair shot and every american doing our fair share and everybody playing by the same rules. i mean, if you are a fan, a fan enough to go to a speech like this, you likely know what you are going to hear in broad strokes. but today -- today on the campaign trail, there was this moment in ohio where the crowd totally thought that president obama was going somewhere that he was not actually going. they started to audibly react as if he was talking about something that they pretty clearly really wanted him to talk about. but he was not going where they thought he was. listen. >> now, there was one person that governor romney's convention last week who wasn't entirely on script. no, no. >> no, no. the crowd is sort of half booing and half starting to applaud in a little excitement that president obama is about to talk about the off-script guy from last week, right? he's going to talk about this clint eastwood thing from the republi
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combat missions in iraq. highlighting mitt romney not mentioning the war or u.s. troops in the speech last night. the stage being set for next week's democratic national convention in charlotte, north carolina. the president scheduled to deliver his acceptance speech next thursday night. abc 7 news mark matthews will be live from the democratic national convention as he was from the g.o.p.'s convention in tampa. and you can get instant updates all week from mark by following him on our facebook page or on twitter. >> and federal reserve chairman says the central bank will do more to help the u.s. economy but stopped short of revealing specifics. investors liked what they heard during the speech and stocks rose enough to put them into positive territory. the dow closing at 13,090. s and p 500 closed up, seven. facebook shares closed at a new low today, $18 a share, concerns about facebook's ad platform and an influx of stock this month are blamed for the price drop. stock is now down 52% from its initial offering price. and u.s. airways and american airlines closer
combat missions in iraq. highlighting mitt romney not mentioning the war or u.s. troops in the speech last night. the stage being set for next week's democratic national convention in charlotte, north carolina. the president scheduled to deliver his acceptance speech next thursday night. abc 7 news mark matthews will be live from the democratic national convention as he was from the g.o.p.'s convention in tampa. and you can get instant updates all week from mark by following him on our facebook...
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doesn't consider economics the fact that all this money you spend and the borrow the trillions to invade iraq and afghanistan and syria and then the trillions in spending on the taking care of the permanent brain damage to come back to these wars those that's all off balance sheet that does not actually an item that we have to worry about as part of that fifteen sixteen twenty twenty five trillion dollars worth of debt that simply exists in a magical place called candy land where it's never have to be paid off and that's what we're really arguing about here when the tea party is battling occupy wall street to were some liberal group it's all about just splitting up the money for their own special interest just because it's your special interest and you really really care about it it doesn't mean it's not government spend this special interest welfare bums the are the military they get money because they're special interest is to explode a lot objects that drown out the sound of everyone else looking to participate in some kind of communal governmental experiment called a country but because t
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iraq. thanks. more news today violence is once again flared up. these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada. giant corporations are old today. welcome back to the kaiser report i'm max kaiser time not going to niceville florida talk with karl denninger of market ticker dot org due to popular demand we've invited carl back on to finish our last conversation ended which was on the topic of libertarianism karl denninger welcome back to the kaiser report thank you max ok now you wrote on your blog recently karl the unmourned victims are banks or politics so let's start with your thoughts for example on offshoring tell us about why this so-called free trade is not in fact genuine libertarian policy problem with offshoring as it is practiced. as is often asserted a function of free markets. oh are we are not talking about a corporation that chooses to take its labor offshore because the people there are smarter are willing to work harder and therefore produce a superior product at a better price if that was the case that wo
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and 100,000 troops hope from iraq. >>neil: thank you, reverend. again, jesse jackson, a premiere player in this hall along with folks you probably have never >>neil: they say every convention is the party you keep. it is still early and subject to change but republicans put more emphasis on business being represented. from small, medium, and large. at the republican national convention there were at least seven speakers directly related to business, at least another dozen who had some connection to small business, and at the democratic national convention so far, two out of the planned 74 speakers are from the world of bit. that doesn't necessarily mean more won't be invited and we could see more attend, but, clearly, republicans were big on having business represented and democrats, a little less so. time, of course, will tell, but right now the message for the democratic party is clear: business is not necessarily the friend as it was to republicans. >> well, my next guest would probably disagree with that, that business is represented here, the
and 100,000 troops hope from iraq. >>neil: thank you, reverend. again, jesse jackson, a premiere player in this hall along with folks you probably have never >>neil: they say every convention is the party you keep. it is still early and subject to change but republicans put more emphasis on business being represented. from small, medium, and large. at the republican national convention there were at least seven speakers directly related to business, at least another dozen who had...
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which neither side has talked to, is the empty chair of the man or woman that didn't come home from iraq. their husband or wife is gone or daughter is gone. it's the empty chair of a woman working two shifts because she doesn't have flex time. who will provide that for her? it's the empty chair of a grandfather with alzheimer's that can't be there because they're in a home and the family can't manage them. >> i wonder if both campaigns are listening tonight. do democrats have an advantage after hearing what the republicans said in their own convention? >> president obama gets to spend the week trying to fill clint eastwood's chair. national security and foreign policy almost unmentioned last week at the republican convention. those are areas where president obama feels he has a natural advantage as the commander in chief. >> as you saw this weekend, the white house releasing the behind-the-scenes images of their micro brewed beer there. a lot of political strategists suggesting there's micro targeting of voters. >> a beer is not just a beer, micro targeting, around white working class vo
which neither side has talked to, is the empty chair of the man or woman that didn't come home from iraq. their husband or wife is gone or daughter is gone. it's the empty chair of a woman working two shifts because she doesn't have flex time. who will provide that for her? it's the empty chair of a grandfather with alzheimer's that can't be there because they're in a home and the family can't manage them. >> i wonder if both campaigns are listening tonight. do democrats have an advantage...
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the two-year anniversary of one of his foreign policy milestones, the end of the combat mission in iraq. he did not mention governor combey by name but president obama did challenge romney's harsh assessment of his leadership abroad. >> if you hear anyone trying to fay that america is in decline or that our influence has waned don't you believe it. here's the truth, our alliances t you bver been stronger. >> reporter: obama campaign paignials rebuked romney today inr failing to even mention the troops, veterans or the conflicts in iraq and afghanistan in his convention laidh. in texas, the president laid out fis criteria for future engagement. >> in a world of serious threats, i will never hesitate to use force to defend the united states of america or our interests. at the same time, i will only ilnd you into harm's way when it is absolutely necessary. and when we do, we will give you the equipment and the clear mission and the smart strategy and the support back home that you need to get the job done. (cheers and applause) we owe you that. >> reporter: the president will spend this la
the two-year anniversary of one of his foreign policy milestones, the end of the combat mission in iraq. he did not mention governor combey by name but president obama did challenge romney's harsh assessment of his leadership abroad. >> if you hear anyone trying to fay that america is in decline or that our influence has waned don't you believe it. here's the truth, our alliances t you bver been stronger. >> reporter: obama campaign paignials rebuked romney today inr failing to even...
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he had already completed two tours in iraq and was in afghanistan since last december. >> he was just proud and very very happy. >> today feeks will come home to edgewater for the last time from dover air force base when a procession makes its way along route 50 and route 2. residents are encouraged to lineup language the route with flags to honor him. >> come out and show respect for what they are doing and what they have done. >> that procession is expected to get to the route 2 area in edgewater between 9:30 and 10:00 10:00. the funeral will be here at arlington cemetery on wednesday. >> it is 5:07. the democratic national convention kicks off today with meetings and labor day festival in charlotte, north carolina. president obama and vice president joe biden visiting swing states before they accept the nomination later this week. biden campaigned in pennsylvania and wisconsin and the president went after mitt romney in iowa and comlorado. >> if you didn't d.v.r. it i will recap it for you. everything was bad. it is obama's fault. and governor romney is the only one who knows the s
he had already completed two tours in iraq and was in afghanistan since last december. >> he was just proud and very very happy. >> today feeks will come home to edgewater for the last time from dover air force base when a procession makes its way along route 50 and route 2. residents are encouraged to lineup language the route with flags to honor him. >> come out and show respect for what they are doing and what they have done. >> that procession is expected to get to...
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and 100,000 troops hope from iraq. >>neil: thank you, reverend. again, jesse jackson, a premiere player in this hall along with folks you probably have never heard of. many of my patients still clean their dentures with toothpaste. but they have to use special care in keeping the denture clean. dentures are very different to real teeth. they're about 10 times softer and may have surface pores where bacteria can multiply. polident is designed to clean dentures daily. its unique micro-clean formula kills 99.9% of odor causing bacteria and helps dissolve stains, cleaning in a better way than brushing with toothpaste. that's why i recommend using polident. [ male announcer ] polident. cleaner, fresher and brighter every day. and what they said is amazing. review 5-hour energy over 73 percent who reviewed 5-hour energy said they would recommend a low calorie energy supplement to their healthy patients who use energy supplements. seventy-three percent. 5-hour energy has four calories and it's used over nine million times a week. is 5-hour energy right f
and 100,000 troops hope from iraq. >>neil: thank you, reverend. again, jesse jackson, a premiere player in this hall along with folks you probably have never heard of. many of my patients still clean their dentures with toothpaste. but they have to use special care in keeping the denture clean. dentures are very different to real teeth. they're about 10 times softer and may have surface pores where bacteria can multiply. polident is designed to clean dentures daily. its unique micro-clean...
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>>ysabel: and pittsburg police are looking for the suspect's the shot and killed 18 while shooting iraq video. there were approached by two men on a friday evening. one of them pulled out a gun and shot george in the back. the suspects fled. george had a son that will be one this month. he was not involved in gangs according to his family. police are still reviewing surveillance video from cameras in the park. and about one hour, the san francisco affiliate of susan g. and will hold its annual race for accura. race is scheduled to begin at 9:00 a.m., nine months after the parent organization sparked outrage when it refused to find a planned parenthood. that fall-off resulted in a huge dropoff of donations. the parent company ended at reversing its decision following a public outcry. donations for the bay area group has also dropped. registration is down 50% from last year. still ahead on the kron4 news weekend, a massive allow fire continues to spread northwest of san francisco. we will tell you how much progress firefighters have made communities are cleaning up after tornadoes touched
>>ysabel: and pittsburg police are looking for the suspect's the shot and killed 18 while shooting iraq video. there were approached by two men on a friday evening. one of them pulled out a gun and shot george in the back. the suspects fled. george had a son that will be one this month. he was not involved in gangs according to his family. police are still reviewing surveillance video from cameras in the park. and about one hour, the san francisco affiliate of susan g. and will hold its...
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there are patriots that oppose the war in iraq and there are patriots that support the war in iraq. we are one people, pledging allegiance to the stars and stripes. all of us defending the united states of america. in the end, that is what this election is about. do we participate in a politics of cynicism? or do we participate in the politics of pe? >> eight years ago by what was that a little-known state senator from illinois, barack obama, a candidate for the senate. as he lived at the trajectory of his life, in 2000, he could not get a credential to get inside the convention. his credit card was rejected. four years later, he gets the key to the address and this week he will excess of the nomination for a second time. >> even as these parties are nominating a candidate for a three-nominating a candidate, everybody has an eye on for years from now. a lot of people with presidential aspirations are making a point of going over and visiting iowa. these conventions are also about the future of the party. certainly in 2004, the speech that made a career. barack obama was not on anyon
there are patriots that oppose the war in iraq and there are patriots that support the war in iraq. we are one people, pledging allegiance to the stars and stripes. all of us defending the united states of america. in the end, that is what this election is about. do we participate in a politics of cynicism? or do we participate in the politics of pe? >> eight years ago by what was that a little-known state senator from illinois, barack obama, a candidate for the senate. as he lived at the...
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she's pretty bitter about iraq. and then of course, there's senator john mccain, bitter about losing to president obama and advocating a foreign policy so hawkish that we would be in a perpetual state of war, let's see, well, five fronts. not four, but five, i think. let's turn to political analyst, msnbc political analyst richard wolf with us tonight, and van jones, president of rebuild the dream and author of the book by the same name "rebuild the dream." great to have you with us tonight. richard, you first, if the convention waw a reflection of mitt romney, what did it tell us last night? what did we learn? >> well, it tells us they have a strange world view. the romney campaign, romney himself, has run a very tactical affair here, and we do focus on shows like this on punching, the back and forth, the lies and distortions, but if you listen to thototality, what you heard was an image of america that many people would find unreal. never mind about the lies and the truth of it, for a start, they don't want to tal
she's pretty bitter about iraq. and then of course, there's senator john mccain, bitter about losing to president obama and advocating a foreign policy so hawkish that we would be in a perpetual state of war, let's see, well, five fronts. not four, but five, i think. let's turn to political analyst, msnbc political analyst richard wolf with us tonight, and van jones, president of rebuild the dream and author of the book by the same name "rebuild the dream." great to have you with us...
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troops home cofrom iraq. i don't feel like i'm going into a convention on defense. we're going to play offense. we're going to take it from mitt romney. president obama will go guard. >> i understand that president obama didn't see any of the convention. so his characterization of it being almost in black and white is purely from what other people had told him. if he had seen it he would have said president romney in the future looking toward energy independence, job creation. getting the engine of job creation going again. >> in order to make the economic argument president obama is going to be calling out a big gun, wednesday night, here's the pitch he made four years ago. >> middle class and low-income americans are hurting with incomes declining. job losses, poverty and inequality rising. . the job of the next president is to rebuild the american dream. barack obama is the man for this job! >> bill burton, it's no secret that the two presidents haven't had the closest of the relationships, shows how much president obama wants to win, not only calling him into hi
troops home cofrom iraq. i don't feel like i'm going into a convention on defense. we're going to play offense. we're going to take it from mitt romney. president obama will go guard. >> i understand that president obama didn't see any of the convention. so his characterization of it being almost in black and white is purely from what other people had told him. if he had seen it he would have said president romney in the future looking toward energy independence, job creation. getting the...
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my choice is to do what my crew did for me in a dusty field in iraq. on november 12, 2004, i was copilotting my blackhawk north of baghdad when we started taking enemy fire. a rocket propelled grenade hit our helicopter, exploding in my lap, ripping off one leg, crushing the other, and tearing my right arm apart. but i kept trying to fly until i passed out. and that moment, my survival and the survival of my entire crew depended on all of us pulling together. even though they were wounded themselves and insurgents were nearby, they simply refused to leave a fallen comrade behind. their heroism is why i'm alive today. and ultimately -- [ cheers and applause ] ultimately that is what this election is about. yes, it's about the issues that matter to me, building -- (chance of usa! usa! ) building an economy that will create jobs here at home, that will -- and outcompete countries around the world. but it's also about something else. it's about whether we do for our fellow americans what my crew did for me, whether we'll look out for the hardest hit and th
my choice is to do what my crew did for me in a dusty field in iraq. on november 12, 2004, i was copilotting my blackhawk north of baghdad when we started taking enemy fire. a rocket propelled grenade hit our helicopter, exploding in my lap, ripping off one leg, crushing the other, and tearing my right arm apart. but i kept trying to fly until i passed out. and that moment, my survival and the survival of my entire crew depended on all of us pulling together. even though they were wounded...
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troops home from iraq. while romney didn't talk about americans risking their lives in afghanistan, i think president will talk about that. i don't feel like i'm going into a convention on defense. we're going to play offense. we're going to take it from mitt romney. president obama will go forward. >> i understand that president obama didn't see any of the convention. so his characterization of it being almost in black and white is purely from what other people have told him. if he had seen it he would have seen a president romney in the future looking toward energy independence, job creation. getting the engine of job creation going again. knowing exactly how to do that, thanks to his experience in the private sector. >> in order to make the economic argument president obama is going to be calling out a big gun, this week, wednesday night, bill clinton, here's the pitch he made four years ago. >> middle class and low-income americans are hurting with incomes declining, job losses, poverty and inequality r
troops home from iraq. while romney didn't talk about americans risking their lives in afghanistan, i think president will talk about that. i don't feel like i'm going into a convention on defense. we're going to play offense. we're going to take it from mitt romney. president obama will go forward. >> i understand that president obama didn't see any of the convention. so his characterization of it being almost in black and white is purely from what other people have told him. if he had...
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john salts is an iraq war veteran. he was embedded with the iraqi army as an advise we are. i'll get to you john to talk about what this means to the morale of our soldiers, but what is causing this attack from the soldiers standing next to you? >> well, this is a great question, chris, and nobody has a good, clear answer. it's a very effective strategy by the taliban to go right at the heart of the u.s. mission there which is to get the afghan security forces to stand up on their own, to take charge of security in that country so our men and women in uniform can come home. you know, u.s. military has sought to claim this is the result of a whole variety of causes, sometimes personal feuds or grievesances as well as taliban infiltration. that is true, but it's certainly a tactic that's being used more by the taliban as they see it having an effect, as they see it creating distance between u.s. troons and their afghan counterparts, as they see it, for instance, leading some of the nato members to accelerate their withdrawals from the country, particularly the french and the d
john salts is an iraq war veteran. he was embedded with the iraqi army as an advise we are. i'll get to you john to talk about what this means to the morale of our soldiers, but what is causing this attack from the soldiers standing next to you? >> well, this is a great question, chris, and nobody has a good, clear answer. it's a very effective strategy by the taliban to go right at the heart of the u.s. mission there which is to get the afghan security forces to stand up on their own, to...